Lombardy, Italy

Milan

Milan is a major city in Lombardy, Italy. It has a population of about 1,354,196 (2023). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

Now19°C

Best timeApr · Sep–Oct

Population1.35M

Local time14:52

45.46° N, 9.19° EElevation 122 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

Postal codes20121–20129, 20131–20139 …

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do Events

The year in Milanweather score

October: high / low19° / 10°

Rain this month104mm

Best timeApr · Sep–Oct

Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Milan at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:49 · 18:2810 h 39 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:38 Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' Day · National Unity Day Football25 Oct · 12:30FC Internazionale Milano – ACF Fiorentina

Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month31°C

Average high in July

Coolest month-1°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthMay

109 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

42 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

1 of them World Heritage

How Milan has grown

People living in the built-up area (785 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.

+2%3.06M in 1975 → 3.14M in 2025

Weather in Milan

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

19°C

Cloudy · wind 2 km/h · humidity 41%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct19°12°

Fri23 Oct17°10°1.2 mm

Sat24 Oct18°9°

Sun25 Oct16°9°

Mon26 Oct17°6°

Tue27 Oct19°8°

Wed28 Oct19°9°

Thu29 Oct21°10°

Fri30 Oct16°10°

Sat31 Oct14°10°

When to go to Milan

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	39	41	62	70	66	59	50	51	76	74	38	34
High	7°	10°	15°	19°	24°	28°	31°	30°	25°	19°	12°	8°
Low	-1°	0°	4°	8°	12°	17°	19°	18°	14°	10°	5°	0°
Rain (mm)	49	42	59	94	109	72	73	95	113	104	102	70
Wet days	7	7	9	11	14	12	11	12	10	10	11	9

Milan in January Milan in February Milan in March Milan in April Milan in May Milan in June Milan in July Milan in August Milan in September Milan in October Milan in November Milan in December

What's on in Milan

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

All events

Coming matches

25Oct

FC Internazionale Milano – ACF FiorentinaSerie A · 12:30

28Oct

AC Milan – Bologna FC 1909Serie A · 18:30

31Oct

AC Milan – FC Internazionale MilanoSerie A · 20:45

8Nov

FC Internazionale Milano – Como 1907Serie A · 18:00

22Nov

AC Milan – Frosinone CalcioSerie A · 15:00

Public holidays

1Nov

All Saints' Day · National Unity DayNational

Sun8Dec

Immaculate ConceptionNational

Tue25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri26Dec

Saint Stephen's DayNational

Sat

Milan's festivals through the year

Jan

FebAfrican, Asian and Latin American Film Festival Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

AugMilan Film Festival Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Sep

Oct

NovNoir in Festival

Dec

Monuments and museums in Milan

All monuments

UNESCO1.5 km

Santa Maria delle Grazie, MilanBuilt 1401

0.1 km

Milan CathedralBuilt 1386

0.4 km

La ScalaBuilt 1778

1.1 km

Sforza CastleBuilt 1360

0.2 km

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IIBuilt 1867

2.5 km

Pirelli TowerBuilt 1960

Museum0.9 km

Pinacoteca di BreraBuilt 1776

Museum0.1 km

Museo del NovecentoBuilt 2010

More museums: Casa degli artisti · Centrale dell'acqua di Milano · I tesori della Ca' Granda · MUDA Museo dell'assicurazione · MUSA · Museo Civico di Storia Naturale - Biolab · Museo Civico di Storia Naturale - Paleolab · Museum of Illusions · Museo Popoli e Culture · Museo del Teatro di Figura · Museo della Brigata ebraica · Museum Of The Senses

Monuments of Lombardy Museums of Lombardy

Outdoors around Milan

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Climbing10 Viewpoints9 Golf courses7 Theme parks5 Camp sites5 Water parks3 Aquariums2 Hot springs & thermal baths1 Surf spots1

Rooftop of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IIViewpoints

0.1 km

Urban WallClimbing

0.4 km

parco acquatico abbandonatoWater parks

0.5 km

AcquarioAquariums

0.6 km

Wakeparadise MilanoSurf spots

1.1 km

Acquario CivicoAquariums

1.3 km

Mare SubDive site

2.4 km

Fraco SubDive site

10 km

ScubalandiaDive site

13 km

GIBIELLEDive site

15 km

Nature around Milan

Nature in Italy

Lake6.7 km

Niguarda Lake

Lake5.4 km

Laghetto del Parco della Vettabbia

Isolino

Monte Canto

Nature in Lombardy Mountains of Lombardy Beaches of Italy

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Italy seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Red deerCervus elaphus

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Edible doormouseGlis glis

Wood mouseApodemus sylvaticus

Beech MartenMartes foina

Wild boarSus scrofa

The sky over Milan

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:38 · Moonset 04:29 Next eclipse seen from here21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~17 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 05:08 Northern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here

Earthquakes around Milan

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days2magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 195010magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record132within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

5.8San Prospero 2 km ↓1971 · 123 km

5.4Canossa 4 km ↙2008 · 139 km

5.4Correggio 3 km ↑1996 · 145 km

5.3Piedicavallo 1 km ↙1968 · 100 km

Ancient sites nearby

Sites: 7

Ancient sites in Italy

Cities and settlements · 1 Temples and sanctuaries · 1 Theatres and amphitheatres · 2 Villas and houses · 1 Aqueducts and baths · 1 Archaeological sites · 1

Universities and research institutes

Brera AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1776

Polytechnic University of MilanUniversity or college · founded 1863

Bocconi UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1902

Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreUniversity or college · founded 1921

University of MilanUniversity or college · founded 1924

Istituto di Ricerche Chimiche e Biochimiche G. RonzoniUniversity or college · founded 1927

Instituto MarangoniUniversity or college · founded 1935

International School of EuropeUniversity or college · founded 1958

American School of MilanUniversity or college · founded 1962

IULM UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1968

Domus AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1983

School of Freudian PsychoanalysisUniversity or college · founded 1983

Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1996

University of Milano-BicoccaUniversity or college · founded 1998

Sigmund Freud Private University - Campus MilanoUniversity or college · founded 2005

Italian Experimental Institute Lazzaro SpallanzaniResearch institute · founded 1941

Institute of Plasma PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1970

TecnoalimentiResearch institute · founded 1981

Institute of Skin and Product EvaluationResearch institute · founded 1989

The San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene TherapyResearch institute · founded 1995

IFOMResearch institute · founded 1998

Institute of Molecular Science and TechnologiesResearch institute · founded 2000

Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and PhysiologyResearch institute · founded 2001

Construction Technologies InstituteResearch institute · founded 2002

Institute for Macromolecular StudiesResearch institute · founded 2002

Istituto di Fotonica e NanotecnologieResearch institute · founded 2002

Fondazione Politecnico di MilanoResearch institute · founded 2003

Velleja ResearchResearch institute · founded 2006

Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health ScienceResearch institute · founded 2018

Human TechnopoleResearch institute · founded 2018

Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Institute for the Science and Technology of PlasmasResearch institute · founded 2019

Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta"Research institute · founded 2019

Center for Genomic ScienceResearch institute

Center for Nano Science and TechnologyResearch institute

INGV Sezione di MilanoResearch institute

Institute for Energetics and InterphasesResearch institute

Institute of Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced ManufacturingResearch institute

National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Milan UnitResearch institute

National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Milano Bicocca DivisionResearch institute

Institute of Agricultural Biology and BiotechnologyResearch institute

Towns and villages around Milan

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Vaiano Valle4.4 km Cascina Selvanesco-Gaggiolo5.1 km Quartiere Le Terrazze5.2 km Cascina Cascinetta5.4 km Cantalupa5.6 km Musocco6.7 km Linate6.7 km Bazzana Superiore7 km Ronchetto delle Rane7 km Corsico7.2 km Chiesa Rossa7.2 km Poasco-Sorigherio7.5 km Buozzi7.7 km Cesano Boscone7.8 km Romano Banco7.9 km Assago7.9 km Sesto San Giovanni8.2 km Bresso8.2 km Ospitaletto8.3 km Novate Milanese8.3 km Brusuglio8.3 km Mezzate8.5 km Cascina Metalino8.6 km San Donato Milanese8.6 km Longhignana8.9 km Baranzate9 km Buccinasco9 km Segrate9 km Belgioioso9.2 km San Felice9.3 km Monticello9.4 km Pero9.5 km Vimodrone9.5 km Bazzanella9.5 km Rugacesio9.5 km Pontesesto9.5 km Mangiagalli9.5 km Rozzano9.5 km Folla-Montalbano9.6 km San Bovio-San Felice9.6 km Cascina del Sole9.6 km Campo dei Fiori9.6 km Cormano9.7 km Civesio9.7 km Cusano Milanino9.8 km Residence Malaspina9.9 km Bettola-Zeloforamagno10 km Cologno Monzese10 km Cascina Guascona10 km Fizzonasco10 km Opera10 km Bellaria10 km Fiorano10 km Gudo Gambaredo10 km Settimo Milanese11 km Relivio Maravalle11 km Bollate11 km Gabirano11 km Cinisello Balsamo11 km Robbiano11 km Seggiano11 km Tre Paratie11 km Trezzano sul Naviglio11 km Mirazzano11 km Cascina Crivella11 km San Novo11 km Cascina Malandra11 km Limito11 km Cascina Torriggio11 km Viboldone11 km San Giuliano Milanese11 km Cascina Gaggiolo11 km Molinetto11 km Cascina Rancate11 km Moirago11 km San Francesco11 km Cascina Olmo11 km Peschiera Borromeo11 km Carla Betulla11 km Monzoro11 km

All 501 towns and villages in Metropolitan City of Milan Lombardy

Milan from above

Around Milan32 places to see, do and reach nearby

Niguarda LakeNature6.7 km Laghetto del Parco della VettabbiaNature5.4 km IsolinoNature22 km Colle di BrianzaMountain38 km Monte CantoMountain37 km Mare SubDive site2.4 km Fraco SubDive site10 km ScubalandiaDive site13 km Santa Maria delle Grazie, MilanMonument1.4 km Milan CathedralMonumentunder 100 m La ScalaMonument0.3 km Sforza CastleMonument1.1 km Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IIMonument0.2 km Pirelli TowerMonument2.5 km Basilica of San Lorenzo, MilanMonument0.9 km Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di MilanoMonument1.4 km Pinacoteca di BreraMuseum0.9 km Museo del NovecentoMuseum0.1 km Galleria d'arte moderna di MilanoMuseum1.2 km Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"Museum1.5 km Triennale di MilanoMuseum1.5 km Milano CadornaStation1.2 km Milano RepubblicaStation1.9 km Milano Porta VeneziaStation2.0 km ApprodoFerry port11 km ApprodoFerry port14 km MonzaPlace14 km Sesto San GiovanniPlace8.2 km Cinisello BalsamoPlace11 km RhoPlace14 km Paderno DugnanoPlace12 km Cologno MonzesePlace10 km

Postal codes

20121–2012920131–2013920141–2014920151–2015920161–20162

Getting to Milan

Milano Linate AirportLIN

7.1 km

Milan Malpensa International AirportMXP

40 km

Il Caravaggio International AirportBGY

46 km

Milano CadornaRailway station

1.2 km

Milano RepubblicaRailway station

1.9 km

Milano Porta VeneziaRailway station

2 km

ApprodoFerry port

11 km

ApprodoFerry port

14 km

Places near Milan

14 km

Places with a climate like Milan

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

95% alike

Treviso

Italy

19° / 10°Apr · Sep–Oct

96% alike

Paese

Italy

19° / 10°Apr · Sep–Oct

96% alike

Ponzano Veneto

Italy

19° / 10°Apr · Sep–Oct

97% alike

Zevio

Italy

19° / 9°Apr · Sep–Oct

96% alike

San Bonifacio

Italy

19° / 9°Apr · Sep–Oct

96% alike

Villorba

Italy

19° / 10°Apr · Sep–Oct

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Milan?

Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Milan.

What is the hottest month in Milan?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31°C and lows of 19°C.

What is the coldest month in Milan?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 7°C and lows of -1°C.

What is the rainiest month in Milan?

May is the wettest month with about 109 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.

What is the postal code of Milan?

Milan has 38 postal codes: 20121–20129, 20131–20139, 20141–20149, 20151–20159, 20161–20162.

Milan

Milan at a glance

How Milan has grown

Weather in Milan

When to go to Milan

What's on in Milan

Coming matches

Public holidays

Milan's festivals through the year

Monuments and museums in Milan

Outdoors around Milan

Nature around Milan

Wildlife in October

The sky over Milan

Earthquakes around Milan

Strongest nearby since 1950

Ancient sites nearby

Cities and settlements

Temples and sanctuaries

Theatres and amphitheatres

Villas and houses

Aqueducts and baths

Archaeological sites

Universities and research institutes

Towns and villages around Milan

Milan from above

Postal codes

Getting to Milan

Places near Milan

Monza

Sesto San Giovanni

Cinisello Balsamo

Rho

Paderno Dugnano

Cologno Monzese

Desio

Seregno

Places with a climate like Milan

Treviso

Paese

Ponzano Veneto

Zevio

San Bonifacio

Villorba

Frequently asked questions